When Wu Ting Fang was Minister to the United States from China, he
visited Chicago. A native of the Windy City said to him at a reception:
"Mr. Wu, I see there is a movement in China to abolish the pigtails you
wear. Why do you wear the foolish thing, anyhow?"
"Well," countered Mr. Wu, "why do you wear your foolish moustache?"
"Oh, that's different," said the Chicago man; "you see I've got an
impossible mouth."
"So I should suppose," retorted Mr. Wu, "judging from some of your
remarks."